Having a firearm ISN'T a health risk? Lol, YOU are grasping at straws. If there is NO firearm in the home the risk of an accidental (or purposeful) discharge of that firearm killing you or a family member is zero which is noticeably less than one. Of course, making it impossible to collect the data by not allowing Doctors to ask the question makes it difficult to make correlations doesn't it.

Of course the 19 year old boy who went and collected the family gun and shot their 15 year old sister in the head over a fight over a video game 2 days ago doesn't mean the gun was a health risk does it? Surely he could have beaten her to death just as easily....

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Does it pose a general health risk? Will you get sick from the gun being in your home? Will it cause a disease? No didn't think so.

Collecting information on a fine being in the home will not do anything for your general health. But if you want to believe that a gun could poison you or cause some kind of disease then maybe just maybe ill be on board with a doctor asking such a question. But keep on reeeeeeeeaaaaaaacccccccching

I just wonder, what exactly do these laws accomplish if only non violent people pay attention to them?

Well it is foolish to categorize people as simply nonviolent or violent. We know that a person's propensity for violence changes over time and in varying circumstances.

In some circumstances a gun poses a lot more risk than others. An obvious example is an unsecured loaded gun in a home with children. Research could really help us pin down other situations where the risk may be significantly higher than the baseline.

The simplistic thinking that it is entirely dependent on the individual and not at all dependent on the circumstances is just plain dangerous.

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And for children, living in an older home is a risk factor for having lead poisoning. So the questioning goes - do you live in an older home? If so, then here's some more information. Likewise with guns it would be is there a gun in the home? If so, here is some more information.

If the answer to the initial question is no, there is no point in wasting health resources by providing information of negligible value.

The problem is, you don't know what information is of negligible value or which questions to ask unless you've done the research.

Given that most people do have knives or other sharp objects in their home, doctors routinely provide information about that when the risk is significantly higher (very young mobile children).

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Why are you referencing what I said in relation to guns in the home? Yes I used a simple explaination for a more complex thought. The people who are going to be conscientious enough to level their concealed carry weapon behind for the odd couple of "gun free" public areas are going to be very unlikely to committ crimes. There is not much to stop people not inclined to strictly observe the law from taking a gun inside, so really what was accomplished here? I highly doubt the fact that they are "gun free" is making anyone feel safer right now.

I have yet to hear an evidence based reason why gun free malls or movie theaters makes sense.

And as an aside, I have always been asked if there was a gun in the home, multiple doctors, for every well baby visit. They also ask if I smoke, etc. I couldn't care less. None of the information they've provided about guns has ever actually been good advice about gun storage.

Fish actually living in an older home can cause problems. There is lead poisoning, asbestos and a couple of other factors in your general health. But of course you would know that if you weren't trying to make a pointless false claim.

Having a gun in the home does not pose any problems with ones general health. They can't treat/test for guns. If they inclined to hand out general information about gun safety then so be it. But there is no reason to ask. It's like asking if you keep alcohol in your house and then giving you a lesson on what you should and should not do with said alcohol.

I'm a teacher and a conceal carry permit holder. I would carry at school if it were legal. To know that if shooter entered the building and I could lock my students in our classroom and aim my gun at the door and wait--well that would be peace of mind. Yes, there would have to be special training for keeping the gun secure throughout the day, but there are special holsters for that. It's not necessarily for people to engage in a shoot out--but it would be easy for a teacher who felt comfortable carrying to lock kids in a room and aim at the door so if the intruder came in, the teacher could fire. Plus I think these crazy guys would think twice if they knew someone was armed and weren't sure who. Further, I support strict laws that if someone has a person in their home with a mental illness, they MUST have a safe that keeps those guns away from that person--period.

Do you think you can fire your weapon while someone firing their weapon at you? Green soldiers, not all of them, who extensive training having problems with doing when first have fire their weapon in the line of duty.

It is one thing to say where you will do, but is completely different when face with reality of the situation.